Looking for The Bell that Couldn't Jingle

[Steve Schenck]

Does anyone have this song, and the capacity to post it for a while? It's a favorite of mine, and despite listening to the all-Christmas music stations in these days, I never hear it. It's uniquely Bacharachian and I like it a lot. Thanks in advance if anyone can oblige. steve

[BachtoBacharach]

Here are two YouTube links, one version by Herb Alpert and the other Burt Bacharach but the quality is poor.

Bacharach

Alpert

[Steve Schenck]

Thanks for posting these! Love that tune! The voices at the start of the Herb Alpert recording remind me of the voices on South American Getaway, from the Butch Cassidy soundtrack.

[Bacharach Land]

Here are seven different versions of The Bell That Couldn't Jingle.

Enjoy, and happy holidays!!!

1. Yeongene - The Bell That Couldn't Jingle (From the Album "Me and My Burt" 2006)
http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTZrT ... SHlGa1E9PQ

2. The Baby Dolls - The Bell That Couldn't Jingle (From the EMI Single, "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" 1964)
http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTZrT ... eENGa1E9PQ

3. Bobby Vinton - The Bell That Couldn't Jingle (From the Album "A Very Merry Christmas" 1964)
http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTZrT ... bVYzZUE9PQ

4. Bobby Helms - The Bell That Couldn't Jingle (From the Album "Jingle Bell Rock" 1965)
http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTZrT ... b0xIRGc9PQ

5. Burt Bacharach - The Bell That Couldn't Jingle (A&M Single 1004, 1968)
http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTZrT ... M1RIRGc9PQ

6. Herb Alpert - The Bell That Couldn't Jingle (From the Album "Christmas Album" 1968)
http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTZrT ... TVVLSkE9PQ

7. Catherine McKinnon - The Bell That Couldn't Jingle (1966)
http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTZrT ... WUtGa1E9PQ

Jingle All The Way!!!
Noah

[An Enormous BB Fan]

Thanks Bacharach Land!

[blueonblue]

Hi Noah,
Absolutely fantastic !!!
Thanks very much for sharing !!!

"blue"

[BachtoBacharach]

Wow Noah!

Thanks! The tune has become one of my favorite Christmas songs!

[Steve Schenck]

Thanks so much for a great sampling by so many artists of a great tune! Merry Christmas! Steve

[An Enormous BB Fan]

I'm new to this song also... and it's now become my favorite Christmas song!

[Bacharach Land]

Hello!

I'm glad you are all enjoying the many renditions of "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle." Most thanks is due to Lee at http://musicyouwont.blogspot.com -- he has posted many hard-to-find Bacharach recordings. In fact, there is another version of "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" in a recent (12/15/2008) post, but I haven't been able to download it from http://www.savefile.com/files/1931786.

The version in that .zip file is by Paul Evans (1962). If anyone can successfully download it, I would be very grateful if you could post the link here!

Jack Frost froze a teardrop,
Noah

[ron hertel]

THANK YOU! ... THANK YOU! ... THANK YOU! - Bacharach Land!

Just listened to all of them ... ... and my Holiday is now complete!

Love it!

[Bacharach Land]

A super awesome helper elf dropped a special gift in my stocking, and now I am passing it on to you!

Hope you enjoy the 8th track in your "Bell That Couldn't Jingle" playlist...

8. Paul Evans - "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" (1962 - The Original!!!)
http://www.yousendit.com/download/TTZre ... d0ZMWEE9PQ

Jingle jingle jingle,
Noah

[audioaccess1]

A friend of mine asked me to locate the Paul Evans version of this song. If someone could repost a link to that Paul Evans version, I'd be most greatful. Thanks and merry Christmas!

[An Enormous BB Fan]

A friend of mine asked me to locate the Paul Evans version of this song. If someone could repost a link to that Paul Evans version, I'd be most greatful. Thanks and merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! And may all your bells jingle!!

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[Blair N. Cummings]

Ron and I (among others) note every year how criminally neglected this song is given the glut of tired crap we`re subjected to. I just listened to Herb Alpert`s version trying to decode what is muttered by someone just before the fade. Turns out to be, "This is terrific." And it was...in `68 and today.
And I don`t even like Christmas.